Relax))))) ๑Miper๑ and Conover

Trompe Le Monde

Paul Project

My private tribute to Gerry
(Headphones if you Got em!)
Rafferty was born on 16 April 1947 into a working-class family in Underwood Lane in Paisley,[1] a son and grandson of coal miners.[2] He was a son of Mary Skeffington and Joseph Rafferty;[3] and had two brothers, Jim and Joe (died 1995).[4]

Rafferty grew up in a council house on the town's Foxbar estate and was educated at St Mirin's Academy.[4] His Irish-born father, a violent alcoholic, was a miner and lorry driver who died in 1963 when Rafferty was 16.[3] He learned both Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy: "My father was Irish, so growing up in Paisley I was hearing all these songs when I was two or three. Songs like "She Moves Through the Fair", which my mother sings beautifully. And a whole suite of Irish traditional songs and Scots traditional songs".[5][6] Heavily influenced by folk music and the music of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, the young Rafferty started to write his own material.[4]
Musical career

Rafferty left St. Mirin's Academy in 1963. He worked in a butcher's shop, as a civil service clerk, and in a shoe shop, although as he noted in a later interview: "But there was never anything else for me but music. I never intended making a career out of any of the jobs I did."[7] On weekends he and a schoolfriend, future Stealers Wheel collaborator Joe Egan, played in a local group named The Mavericks, mainly covering chart songs by groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.[8] In the mid 1960s Rafferty earned money, for a time, busking on the London Underground. In 1966, Rafferty and Egan were members of the band The Fifth Column. The group released the single "Benjamin Day"/"There's Nobody Here" (Columbia 8068), but it was not a commercial success.
The Humblebums/Stealers Wheel

In 1969 Rafferty became the third member of an existing folk-pop ensemble The Humblebums composed of future comedian Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey. Harvey left shortly afterwards, and Rafferty and Connolly continued as a duo, recording two albums for Transatlantic Records. A 1970 gig at the Royal Festival Hall, supporting Fotheringay with Nick Drake, earned a positive review from critic Karl Dallas, who noted that all three acts showed "promise rather than fulfilment", and observed that "Gerry Rafferty's songs have the sweet tenderness of Paul McCartney in his 'Yesterday' mood".[9] In his own stand-up shows, Connolly has often recalled this period, remembering how Rafferty made him laugh and the crazy things they would get up to while on tour. On one occasion Rafferty decided to look up the local Berlin telephone directory to see if there were any Hitlers registered.[10]
Even though Rafferty and Connolly parted ways in 1971, they remained close friends until Rafferty's death in 2011.

After the two decided to go their separate ways in 1971, Transatlantic owner Nathan Joseph signed Rafferty to a contract as a solo performer and Rafferty recorded his first solo album, Can I Have My Money Back?, with Hugh Murphy, a young staff producer working for the label.[11] Billboard praised the album as "high-grade folk-rock", describing it as Rafferty's "finest work" to date: "His tunes are rich and memorable with an undeniable charm that will definitely see him into the album and very possibly singles charts soon".[12] Yet although the album was a critical success, it did not enjoy commercial success. According to Rafferty's daughter Martha, it was around this time that her father discovered, by chance, Colin Wilson's classic book The Outsider, about alienation and creativity, which became a huge influence both on his songwriting and his outlook on the world: "The ideas and references contained in that one book were to sustain and inspire him for the rest of his life."[13] Rafferty, himself, later confirmed that alienation was the "persistent theme" of his songs;[2][14] "To Each and Everyone", from Can I Have My Money Back?, was an early example.

Baker Street Tribute to Gerry Rafferty

Music by Massimo Ghianda @m4xgh
Vocals by Bruce Conover
Mixing Matt Warnick
David Bowie Cover

Had to get the train 
from Potsdamer Platz
You never knew that
That I could do that
Just walking the dead

Sitting in the Djungle
On Nürnberger Straße
A man lost in time
Near KaDeVe
Just walking the dead

Where are we now?
Where are we now?
The moment you know
You know, you know

Twenty thousand people
Cross Bösebrücke
Fingers are crossed
Just in case
Walking the dead

Where are we now?
Where are we now?
The moment you know
You know, you know

As long as there's sun
As long as there's sun
As long as there's rain
As long as there's rain
As long as there's fire
As long as there's fire
As long as there's me
As long as there's you

Find one friend and proceed......

Conover/Ghianda cover of the Bowie track
Music by Massimo Ghianda @m4xgh
Vocals by Bruce Conover

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/rent-david-bowie-mustique-retreat#package

Where Are We Now?    Conover/Massimo Ghianda

Part Of Your Smile

We wiggle our toes into the golden sand.
And look up to the sky
There's just one thing on our minds today.

Every little part of your smile
becomes part of my life.
Oh Baby

We slowly make our way out of the ocean.
We wash the rays away.
The daylight will be slipping into to night.
 good night.

Every little part of your smile
becomes part of my life.

We tend to stay along the coast
to keep from losing our way.
We tend to face into the wind
We get our power from the wind…….

We wiggle our toes into the golden sand.
And look up to the sky
There's just one thing on our minds today.
Every little part of your smile
becomes part of my life.
We tend to stay along the coast
to keep from losing our way.

The production details:
music bed is from the wondrous Chinese Shadows track composed and performed by Alexis Roche..found here: 
https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2/ombres-chinoises

The electric solo at the end of the song provided by
Hans-Michael Albers known as Clouders for:
Lyrics, Vocals and middle Guitar solo by Conover
© 2016 Conover/Roche

Part Of Your Smile (Conover/Roche)

Strange N Moving     (Stray Penny/Conover)

All I've got to do is count from 1 to 2 and say I love you,
now I've made the purchase now I’ve found the love that I can talk to.

I love you 122
I love you 122  

Remove the jumpers they have placed between her eyes
and count from 1 to 2
Then drink the serums that begin the bond
and count from 1 to 2

I love you 122
I love you 122

repeat and Love one another

I Love You One To Two........

In the early hours of the morning I wake you up
It's time to go ahead and get along with your day
I know it's cozy and the fire is warm.
Then there's that look in your eyes

You try to tell me that you can't wait forever 
You try to show me that you're not gonna wait now

solo by Ed Cunningham

Don’t make me wait
I can't wait forever
Don't make me wait....

Don’t make me wait
I can't wait forever
Don't make me wait for you
 
  In the early hours of the morning I wake you up
It's time to go ahead and get along with your day
I know it's cozy and the fire is warm.
Then there's that look in your eyes *again.

You try to tell me that you can't wait forever 
You try to show me that you're not gonna wait now

You tell me that tomorrow will come
You tell me just to live for today
You tell me that tomorrow will come
But I got to get myself ready for tomorrow… Today

Don’t make me wait
I can't wait forever
Don't make me wait.....

Don’t make me wait
I can't wait forever
Don't make me wait for you 

Solo by Mr. Edward Cunningham Esq.
 
 In the early hours of the morning I wake you up
It's time to go ahead and get along with your day..

It's Time...... Go ahead!

Music Bed track composed and performed by Ed Cunningham  https://soundcloud.com/westtracksmusic
Vocals and lyrics: conover

Don't Make Me Wait  Conover/Cunningham

Loose salute to Coldplay
Music by Malik @sheryar90
Vocal by Conover

Some saw the sun
Some saw the smoke
Some heard the gun
Some bent the bow
Sometimes the wire must tense for the note
Caught in the fire, say oh
We're about to explode

Carry your world, I'll carry your world
Carry your world, I'll carry your world

Some far away
Some searched for gold
Some dragon to slay
Heaven we hope is just up the road
Show me the way, lord.... Because Im about to explode

Carry your world, I'll carry your world
Carry your world, I'll carry your world
Carry On

Coldplay Cover
Music by Malik https://soundcloud.com/sheryar90
Vocal by Conover

Atlas    (Conover & Malik)

Music by Atlas Cedar https://soundcloud.com/atlascedar
vocal and lyric by conover

You can pass it on and everybody in the world can congregate
You can pass this on and something inside is guaranteed to resonate   

One chord at a time. you paint your picture fine   
One chord at a time you imprint into every other open mind

Pass it on
Pass it on

Everybody wants and everybody's needing. 
You say the world is broke you say the world is bleeding……
Pass it on
Pass it on
You can pass it on and everybody in the world can congregate
You can pass this on and something inside is guaranteed to resonate   

You can Pass it on.............
One chord one mind 
Now Two minds are connected  

Pass on it or Pass it on.............

Pass It On  conover/Atlas Cedar

You push on your make up 
you pull on your heels 
you find yourself in a knot.
This guy that you're meeting
Is very well off.
If that guy in Brooklyn said “he's hot”
Well then he's hot!

She’s so reactive
She’s so reactive 
She’s so reactive to you

She’s so reactive
She’s so reactive 
She’s so reactive to you

And we remember Sheryl 
We remember her
And all the things she brought to life.
And we remember Sheryl
We remember her 
And all the songs she left behind.


You push on your make up 
you pull on your heels 
you find yourself in a knot.
This guy that you're meeting
Is very well off.
If that guy in Brooklyn said “he's hot”
Well then he's hot!

And we remember Sheryl 
We remember her
And all the things she brought to life.
And we remember Sheryl
We remember her 
And all the songs she left behind.

Guitars by michael (clouders for)
https://soundcloud.com/clouders_for
This track was not mastered by Andrew Walter at Abbey Road
You can find the mastered version here:
https://soundcloud.com/bruce-conover/we-remember-sheryl-mastered-by-abbey-road-comparison-test

http://www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/andy-walter
This song was inspired by the intro footage of the Mary Tyler Moore show.
I woke up in the morning and wrote this track and within a few weeks she had passed.
Same thing happened with my tribute to Bowie.... two weeks after the completion of the cover idea of his  he had left this world.
Weird but true.
Live now..

We Remember Sheryl

Music bed composed and performed by William Paterson
Lyrics, Vocals Harmonica, harpsicord, percussion, Mix and production by conover
mastered at Abbey Road by Geoff Pesche
https://www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/geoff-pesche
© 2018 Patersongs/Conover

I'd be cool with that….
So if you wanted to be boy and girlfriend I'd be cool with that
So if you'd let me walk you home at night from school. that be cool
I'd be cool with that Yea
I'd be cool with that  ah Ha.

And every day you wait for me
at the path in the park on the bench that we first met
I'd be cool with that 
I'd be cool with that
I'd be cool with that
For the rest of my life.

She knows I miss her dearly
When she's gone
I even miss her 
when I write this song

So if you wanted to be boy and girlfriend I'd be cool with that
So if you'd let me walk you home at night from school. that be cool
I'd be cool with that Yea
I'd be cool with that  Ah Ha 

And every day you wait for me
at the path in the park on the bench that we first met
I'd be cool with that 
I'd be cool with that
I'd be cool with that
For the rest of my life.

I'd be cool with that…   (Conover/Patersongs)

I asked Mia if I could sing background vocals with her on this wonderful song "Relax". She agreed and with her kind permission I invited https://soundcloud.com/juswel in for electric guitar sweetening. This is the outcome.
We hope you you enjoy
Bruce & Mia

RELAX

Relax
Relax your mind
Relax your body
Surrender 
Let go
Fill your heart with light
fill your soul with love
Let love shine in.
Relax
You are beautiful
I am beautiful
We are all beautiful
We are all one
May we all be happy
May we all be healthy
May all live happy lives
Fill your heart with light
Fill your soul with love
Let love shine, in.
Relax
Surrender

Here is the link to Mia's original track  https://soundcloud.com/miper/relax

Notes from Mia on her page for Relax
This song I wrote in India during a TTC(Yoga teacher training). I wrote it for my first ever lesson I was going to have. I was SOOO nervous, and I refused to have more than 4 "students". 
I remember some of my fellow students got very dissapointed (Im still sorry, but I was just too nervous;)
So anyways this song was for the last part of the lesson, where it was time for some "Savasana" Relax time.. also called "Corpse pose" haha. 
And now I felt for producing it. 
I hope you like it <3

Relax  (Miper/Conover/Welin)

Little Kiku you made me smile this morning
while we had coffee out 
the rain began to fall on our menu as we planned our famous day … 
and then you reach to me 
and that look in your eye could stop every single bird in this sky or at least they would try to slow down 
those little birds could slow down

are you not sleeping well
are you eating all right
do you worry of things that can go bump in the night
i love you Kiku

Are you not sleeping well
Are you eating all right
Do you worry of things that can go bump in the night
I love you Kiku
I love you Kiku

Little Kiku you know I have no way of finding you in this big dark city 
This big dark city tonight
come home
just come home to me

we can go out for coffee
we can stand in the rain
just let me explain
just let me explain

and then you reach for my hand
and I see that look in your eye
you could stop birds in the sky 
or at least get them to slow down
slow down
slow down
slow down
slow down 
slow down
It's 10 o'clock......
night night

Music composed and piano performed by Tom Régnier
Lyrics, organ, drums vocals, production and mix by conover
Guitar Solo by https://soundcloud.com/juswel
Cover art by Tom Régnier
Mastered at Abbey Road Studio by Alex Gordon
www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/alex-gordon

Kiku: conover/régnier/Welin

Bed Music composed and performed by https://soundcloud.com/j-rivas
Lyrics, Vocals, synth, guitar solo and added production by conover
Horn solo by https://soundcloud.com/styrmonix
Guitars and Jazz guitar solo https://soundcloud.com/juswel

Please be kind to me
I can only be happy for so long
When you retire
Are you ever going to retire?
You could enjoy your golden years
You could stay or you could go
You could read a book
or go to the show

Your kids will visit you
They will be the talk of the town
Will take good care of you at Destiny Found 

Please be kind to me
I can only be happy for so long
When you retire

Are you ever going to retire?
You could enjoy your golden years
You could stay or you could go
You could read a book
or go to the show

Your kids will visit you
They will be the talk of the town
Will take good care of you at Destiny Found

Destiny Found Inc.  conover/Rivas

Composed and Performed by Jussi Welin https://soundcloud.com/juswel
Orchestration by Roman Czerny    https://soundcloud.com/gotchi
Flute performed by Jörg Stohwasser  https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
vocals, production and mix by conover
mastered at Abbey Road by Alex Gordon
www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/alex-gordon
© 2017 Conover/Welin

Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day's useless energy spent
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one;
Lonely man cries for love and has none
New mother picks up and suckles her son
Senior citizens wish they were young
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight
Red is grey is yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion\\

Spoken word penned by Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues
Voiced by conover
Artwork by https://soundcloud.com/dominiquefrench and conover
Photograph c) 2014 Nicolas McComber
https://mccomberphoto.wordpress.com

B r e a t h e D e e p.   (The Conover/ Welin Adventure)

Procrastination

This could be you, this could be me
This just could be you and me sitting here
Nothing was wrong
It's just a little song about me and you
We braced against the wind
We brace against the Storm.....

Always lean into the Storm..

Music by @abloamberelli
Vocal sketch for demo by conover
Guitar solo by https://soundcloud.com/juswel
Outro by Brass Madness by Phil McWalter/Conover

Brace Against The Storm Conover/Camberelli/Welin

Music by https://soundcloud.com/dom-ffm
Voice and lyric by https://soundcloud.com/conover
Orchestration by https://soundcloud.com/gotchi

It was just a little part
With all these little pieces
There were miles of excuses and indeed they had their reasons
For what?
Let’s talk about why:

Now I knocked on many doors
And I made all of the 'phone calls
I turned off all my lights and left my purpose on the floors
For what?
Let’s talk about why:

Life is precious but it's stolen from an old man on the way
That's what I say….
It's what I feel

That's what I feel....

64 is getting old now…
I know
I feel it...
64 is getting old now…
I know
I feel it... just a little bit

65 is down the road for a young man and his dreams
In his pack
And he's never looking back….
No way...

No way...
There always a path home...

65 Seems Old (Conover / DOM / Gotchi)

Loose salute to Duran Duran
The Team:
Vocals by Ignacio Labarca https://soundcloud.com/elephantpr
Music by Sheryar Malik  https://soundcloud.com/sheryar90
Mix and Mastering by conover
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Ordinary World Lyrics:
Came in from a rainy Thursday
On the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly

I turned on the lights, the TV
And the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you

What has happened to it all?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Passion or coincidence
Once prompted you to say
"Pride will tear us both apart"
Well now pride's gone out the window
Cross the rooftops
Run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart
 

What is happening to me?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Papers in the roadside
Tell of suffering and greed
Here today, forgot tomorrow
Ooh, here besides the news
Of holy war and holy need
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk

And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
 

Every one
Is my world, I will learn to survive
Any one
Is my world, I will learn to survive
Any one
Is my world
Every one
Is my world

Ordinary World  Labarca/Malik/Conover

If there was only two traits that came through in my music, I would hope that it would seem to be effortless and inevitable.
The Kind Place Studio